(PC) Gray v. C. Flores

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 OLIVER GRAY, Case No. 1:20-cv-00902-JDP

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S SECOND

MOTION FOR APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL

v. (Doc. No. 23) C. FLORES, et al., Defendants.

17 18 Plaintiff Oliver Gray is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action brought 19 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff seeks appointment of counsel because he claims 20 to suffer from neurological and psychological issues and cannot afford counsel. (Doc. No. 23). 21 The Court denied Plaintiff’s previous motion for appointment of counsel on July 1, 2020. 22 (Doc. No. 12). Plaintiff has not provided any changed circumstances that warrant exceptional 23 circumstances for the Court to reconsider its July 1, 2020, Order. Indeed, it appears that Plaintiff 24 may have intended to file this motion in a habeas action as he identifies himself as the 25 “Petitioner” and references a habeas petition filed under § 2254. (See Doc. No. 23 at 3, 26 requesting court to appoint…